PETERSBURG MARINE MAMMAL CENTER

The Petersburg Marine Mammal Center develops education programs, assists research efforts and is a disseminator of information on research and sightings of marine mammals in Southeast Alaska... The idea of the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center began the summer 1997. The initial suggestion was brought up at a gathering of individuals interested in the economic development of the town of Petersburg, Alaska. A local business owner discussed a conversation they had with the traveling marine researcher Dr. Jim Darling and how he advised that, based on the town's proximity to prime whale habitat, we should establish Petersburg as a center for marine studies.

Primary location: Petersburg United States